Yarn steamer



i atented 6d. 17, 1950 oFFice YARN STEAMER Rae I-Iarria Chicago, Ill Application July 23, 1946,]Seria1 N0. 685,653

The invention relates to a yarn racking device, and more especially to a yarn reconditioner.

The'primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein used yarn can be reeled thereon in a manner that it I can be conveniently reconditioned for removing kinks and wrinkles from the same, so that it may be reused and having the appearance as new yarn in the knitting thereof.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character, wherein the same is in the form of a rack having a reel appearance, with a handle extension for carrying, a conical wooden plug, which is insertable in the pouring spout of a water kettle or the like during unreeling of the yarn, so that when the yarn is upon the rack it can be subjected to steam or hot vapors from the contents of the kettle, whereby the yarn will be reconditioned, that it may be used again, with removal of all kinks or wrinkles therein, and such reconditioned yarn can be readily and easily unwound from the'reel with dispatch while attached to the kettle.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a rack of this character, which is simple 1 Claim. (01. 68-5) in construction, thoroughly reliable and efiicientin operation, strong, durable, readily and easily handled for reeling and unreeling of yarn on and from the same, assuring'quick reconditioning of the latter, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view'the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangementof parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

. In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through the handle extension of the device.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary inside face view of one side edging of the device.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of a kettle showing the device attached thereto for reconditioning purposes of the yarn upon the device.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken approximately Referring to the drawing in detail, yarn rack constituting the present invention, comprises a centrally open racking frame A, preferably made from a singlelength of wire of theselected gauge to give the required. rigidity thereto, and this frame involves opposed spaced parallel straight side runs l0, opposite outer and inner spaced cross connecting end runs I l and i2, respectively, which join with the side runs 10 by coiled corner portions l3 providing outwardly protruding abutments at opposite ends of these side runs H) which are inset within the central opening of such frame A, as best seen in Figures 1 and 5 of the drawing.

The outer end run I l is outwardly bowed, while the inner end run I2 is outwardly tapered in in Figure 5 of the drawing, so that the rack will, be supported by the kettle, to enable the re conditioning of yarn 18 when wound onto the said frame A, by thesteam emitted from such kettle, to remove kinks and wrinkles from the said yarn after preuse thereof.

The used yarn I8 is unraveled from'a knitted article, and wound on the frame A, by training over reeling plates of blades l9, which are longitudinally channeled "at 20 for the seating of the side runs l0 therein, and the abutment of the coiled corners l3 therewith for the holding of such plates or blades frictionally engaged, on the frame, the corner portions 13 being for the purpose of preventing the windings of the yarn [8 from slipping off of the frame while reeling or unreeling of this yarn on and from the said frame A.

When the used yarn IB has been completely wound on the frame A to the capacity thereof, the plug l5 is loosely inserted in the spout I6 of the kettle I! which is placed on a heater for the steaming of the content thereof, which on on the line 6-6 of Figure 1 looking in the direc- H tion of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate correbeing emittedfrom the spout or open top of the kettle will pass through the clearances between plug l5 and the spout and between'the; plug l5,

and the handle [4 (Fig. 2) to recondition the grasped by the extension l4 and held near the steaming spout for the same purpose. Thereafter, the kettle with the rack and yarn is removed from the heater to a place of safety, whereupon the yarn is unreeled from the frame A which rotates in the plug [5 for this purpose, while the said plug is engaged in the spout of the kettle for the reuse of the conditioned yarn as may be desired, the reconditioned yarn being now like new yarn.

What is claimed is:

A device for supporting yarn adjacent a source of steam comprising a racking frame formed from a single and continuous length of wire, said wire having a pair of spaced substantially parallel linear portions, a first and a second abutment portion on each end, respectively, of each of said linear portions, said abutments of each linear portion being convergent therefrom, an outer cross connecting portion, a substantially U-shaped portion at each end of said outer cross connecting portion connecting the same with said first abutment portions of said linear portions, respectively, inner connecting portions converging together and twisted togetherto form a laterally extending pivot handle, substantially U-shaped portions connecting said second abutment portions to said inner connecting portions, respectively, plates on said linear portions frictionally held thereon by inherent resiliency of said abutment portions, said plates being adapted to receive the yarn and said abutments preventing slippage of yarn off said frame, and a plug adapted to be loosely inserted into a kettle spout and having an opening therethrough for loosely receiving said pivot handle whereby steam may be directed toward the yarn on the frame and whereby said pivot handle rotatably supports said frame on said plug during unwinding of the yarn.

RAE HARRIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name i Date 544,897 Houston Aug. 20, 1895 673,495 Cavell May 7, 1901 976,826 Obele Nov. 22, 1910 1,514,061 McEnaney Nov. 4, 1924 2,287,368 Anderson June 23, 1942 

